The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-03-01
CITY NEWS.

The Circuit Court was in session
only short time yesterday.
minstrel matInetkat the Theater
this afternoon. The closing perform
ance tonight.
Lucy Lott yesterday filed in the
Circuit Court petition for divorce
from her husband, George Lott. De-
sertion is alleged.
The Rev. Davis Sessums preached
his farewell sermon at Calvary Church
SUNDAY, and will leave for New Or
leans Thunday.
Eddie helms, five years old, who
lives in rear Of No. "a DeSoto street,
and another boy about the came age,
are missing from home.
The cases OF H. l.. Guion Va. Philip
8. Austin and william Glenn 4 Sons
vs.. the Southern Express Company are
set for trial 10 the Circuit Court today.
Robson and Crane in the 1.-TWO
Dromios" at the Theater tomorrow
evening. Plenty Of seats for sale for
any performance during the engage
ment
The rush for seats for Robson and
Cranes engagement is almost equal to
that for Booth. The crowd yesterday
was go great tina. IL was difficult 10
manage. Itpressges hAtteriDg success.
Judge MADDEN has instructed the
police and sanitary officers to see "that
We have a general brushing up about
town. Spring time is coming, and
sanitary work should be pushed from
now on"
The Medical College commence
ment takes place tonight. DR. Alex
Erskine will deliver the address to The
graduates. Tue salut itoriau Ia r. w.
Noble, of Texas, and ]. r. Floyd, OF
Arkansas, the vaedictorian.
An effort Is being made to induce
Capt. D Haver to devote his entire
time toward the apprehension and
arrest oil the negroes who assaulted
the Nabore family y, He has sgreed Il
ths city authorities are willing.
In the cas- Of Thomas E. Hurley
We. the Louisville and Nashville rail
road, a suit for fl0,C0 damages for in
juries sustained by the steam chest o
q locomotive exploding, the jury yes
terday returned We dict for 5000
The case OF the Gayoso Hotel bel
boy who stole wstch aud damonC
pin from Mics Louise Sneed, a week o.
two ago, will be called in the Or nina
Court today. Several ladies from tn,
hotel will accompany the fair witness
10 the court.
The limited partnership formed
sometime since. between Jesse French
John Lumsdep, o. X. Houck aud ]
O. Houck YVES yesterday renewed, anC
the papers we're fed in the Register
Office. The capital is $4,000, and thu
business general musical merchandise
The following were licensed /,
ton to Miss Lee Shaw, Wins'ow JET
ferson to Miss Annie Benton, Ull
Hicks to Miss Fannie Smith, Thos, J
Reasonover to Miss M. L. Knell, DA
Vid Rlane 10 Miss +. M. Morgan
Nathan Hammond to Miss RaoAae
Morris.
The Criminal Court held q brie
session yesterday. James Il, Gaine
and George Il Foote, for larceny
whose cases constituted the calendar
agreed to plead guilty this morHinl
and thus save the State the expene
Of trial, and court was then ad Jurne
for the day,
EARLY this morning the watchma
at Speels's cotton gin discovered
darby crossing the vacant lot adj ,iI
ing the gin with set Of dray haInet
In sack. The wa Gilman gave ohss,
and came 30 near overhauliug tn
thief that he dropped his plunde
The harness can be found by the OWL
er at the gin.
The following opinions were d.
livered by Chancellor Elicit yesterday
Miller VS.. Miller, report confirmed
Bow We Cadet, setting rights; Smit
We. Smith, allowing fee; Grafton v
Wells, appeal refused; Qunlau v
Forrett. demurrer sustained /, amen
will. Some preliminary questions
the case OF Smith vs.. Slaughter we
also argued.
The Sctmiidr yesterday morniI
dealt ont compliments 10 the pre-
gang Of the city with laVsh han
sweeping the entire field outside Of
own cffiee. This lat,r wa, howeve
becau OF no lack OF merit, and shc u
the praise wor by cause for which h
have renewed Fgl,e'ien be pushed ia